Advertising device



Feb. 24, 1931. L. HOMAN- 1, 4 01 ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Sept. 6, 192'? [UNITED-STATES 1 5 bag is inflated or-deflated.

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Patented Feb. 24, 1931 PATENT OFFICE LE Bounties AKLAND; cA momim envnn'rrsmd Device -Applieation filed September 6,1927. Serial No. 217,002. f

This invention relates to means for displaying advertising?,matterto public gaze jandqhas particularreference to that style which may be attached to a movable vehicle.

: 1 y, 1 The underlying feature ofmyinvention is a bagshaped envelope upon which is printed Qorstamped the message to lie-displayed, and I; prefer to use a collapsible envelope whichis inflated by tliebreeze oi -the moving car, and

10 to'illuminate this bag for, night, use.

Furthermore, I have invented means whereby this illuminatingdevice will operate onlywhen the bag is inflated, and thus the ad vertisement is on? cases, at night, as the Referring tothe drawings, which accomparry/and form part of this specification g .Eig; 1 is. a. perspective view, somewhat diagrammatic, 1. showing an automobile equippedwithone' form of-my'invention.

. Fig. 2 is abroken vertical section of my device; 1 :1 T 1 Fig. 3 is a front end view of the upper por- Fig-4 is a diagrammatical detailview 0f the lighting circuit. y

. WThe envelope 1, preferably made of oiled silk, is open at the forward end and this end is maintained: in distended position by the metal ring. 2, to which' the envelope is sewed "or: otherwise secured. At the rear end, the

-;bag islclosed and, preferably, of cigar-shaped contour,'.for a purposepresently to been- .rplained.

' 235-. Theuring 2is pivotally mounted upon a yoke 3 byxineans of a pin 4: to which lugs 5, 15 are rigidly: attached by setscr'ews 6, 6..

- Lugs 5 are heremade integral with ring 2, so

l the latter may be turned forward upon pivot- .40 'pin 4 until it rests in horizontal position, gwhen it is desired to. render the device inoperative. This latter feature is of use du'ring Wet weatherzperiods or,perhaps, when a head wind of such force is blowing that there .45 isdanger of splitting bag 1.

Resting within andsewed or glued to the floor of bag 1 isa metal bar 7, the forward end of which is pivotally connected to pin 4 by the ear or boss 8. A set-screw 9 may be operated by hand tolock orxunlock bar. 7

upon pivot 41. This set-screw, whenlocked, 1 serves to hold ring 2 in either raised or lowered position, as will be later explained.

By, securing bag 1 thruout itslength, to

bari 7, the former is heldjin alignment with 55.

the car and is not free to swing in any direction thru the force of cross-currents of air. This forms a very desirable feature of my invention. 1

Upon bar 7 are mounted electric lamps a 110, arrangedin series, which serve to illuminatc bag 1 when desired. At or near the rear end of bag 1, bar '7 passes thru the floor of the bag and is extended to meet and slidably rest upon a bracket 11. Slot 12 and setscrew 13 serve, to permit and secure this horizontal adjustment. w

,Bracket 11 is adjustably secured to one of the rear wooden braces 13 ofthe automobile 'top Tby means of slot 14 andset-screw 15.

By reason of this rear end support of bar 7 it is noticeable that set-screw 9, when fastened, serves as a lock forring 2, as previously noted. Also, by reason of the peculiar contour of the rear end of bag 1, there issuflicient slack to permitring 2 to be turned to horizontal position without straining the fastenings of bag 1 upon bar 7. This is best seen in Fig. 2, where the bag is shown inflated. 1 i

Yoke 3 is adjustably mounted upon a U- shaped bracket 16 by means of slots 17, 17

and set-screws18, 18. Bracket 16 is, in

described ,per-

mit-my device to be mounted upon diiferently-sized carsorat varying heights above to one or the other of the auxiliary holes 241' the 1 same. Furthermore, set-screw 21 may be used as a'swivel to rotate rmg 2, if lt is desired to adjust bag 1 diagonally with re-' spect to the automobile. In that case,.it wouldbe advisable to attach set-screw inwhich may be provided in brace B. By

forming the various parts, 2, 4, 5, 7,, 25,28, 29, etc. of metal, I provide an electrical path for the lightingcircuit from bar 7 to contact 28'. r

p To cause automatic lighting of lamps 10,

I secure a metal bracket25tothetop ofring. 2 by means of a set-'screw26? Therearwa'rd ly'extending arm 27 of bracket 25 .isthu's suspended directly over bag 1, and a contact disc 28 is yieldingly supported beneath: arm

27 by a light coiled spring 29. Another contact dise 30 is sewn to bag 1 directly beneath clisc '28, contact is inade only when bag 1 is inflated." Thus the lights are automaticallyextinguishedwhen the bag is deflated. This is best shown in Fig. 2.

Referrin to Figs;-' 1'and 4,: the lighting circuit may be seen in diagram; An 'insu latedwi re 31' may be sewn in bag l and from there it maybe conducted to'a manually operated switch 32whi'ch is located within the driver"s control. fWire'31' is electrically connected only at'its terminalsSO and 320. X

Switch 321 comprises a lever 32a, pivotally mounted at 32?) upon the dash-board of the vehicle, said pivot forming one of the terminal posts of: the lightin circuit, to which were 3- 3 is" connected. Thefree end of lever 32a is i-nsulated from its pivot and is formed to contact with other terminals 320' and 32d, when thrown to-dotted position. Wire 31 is connected to terminal 320 andthe wires I from battery 34 are-connected to terminals '32?) 32d, seen in Fig. 1, A return wire 33 c'on nected in multiple with lamps 10 and thru thei' n to bar 7, leads to switch terminal 325'.

In operation, bag 1 is deflated'whenever the car is' standing still and lam-psli) are extinguished;but when the vehicle is movthe resultant breeze inflates the bagso the advertising matter may be read and, if switch 3-2 is turned on, lamps lO' are ignited such inflation.

V actual practice,- as the speed of the car increases ordiminishes, the bag will wholly or parti;ally inflate. In this latter case, lamps '10will"not light;so the lighting may be said to lie-intermittent, on or off,? giving some what the same efiect'as iscaused by the flashing illuminated signs that are in generaluse upon 'store fronts, etc. 'This I consider a valub-le feature'of my invention, but" not an essential one.

Lamps 10 are protected byi' ameta l covering 35 to prevent direct contact between the envelope 1 and the heated lights 10.. This -covering35 is preferably of wire netting.

I do not limit myself to the precise con- .struction shown nor to its applicability to automobiles, as my invention may equally well be attached to water or air vehicles.

What I claim is t V v 1. In combination with a vehicle adapted for use on city streets, a frame secured to the :top of said vehicle; a collapsible bag equipped for the display of advertising matter; means for so mounting said bag on said frame that the breeze caused by the forward motion of said vehicle will inflate said bag; means, independent of said breeze, for maintaining tlief'orw'ard' end ofsaid bag in distended position; and a support attached to said bag near its closed end and adapted to hold said bag inalignment with said vehicle.

2. In combination with avehicle adapted for use on city streets, anadjustable frame se cured to the top ofv said vehicle and in alignment therewith; a collapsible bag equipped for the display of advertisin'gmatter, the bottomof said bag beingsecured, thruout its length to said frame, said bag beingso positioned that the breeze caused by the-forward motion of said vehicle will inflate saidbag; and means, independent of said breeze, for

holding the mouth of said bagfin' distended position. Y r v 3. In combination with a vehiclefadapted foruse upon city streets, a frame rigidly secured to the top ofsaid vehicle and in alignment therewith; a collapsible bag'equipped for the display of advertising matter, said bag having its bottom portion-secured, thruout its length, to said frame and being so positioned that the breeze caused by the: forward motion of said vehicle will inflate saidiba-g;

and means," independent of said breeze, for

holding the mouth position." 7 I e 41. A frame; a collapsible bag equipped for of said bag in distended thedisplay of advertising matter, said bag tion' of said vehicle-willinfiate said bag; 3 alternative meansfor securing said bag to prevent such'infiation; and means forilluminatingsaidbag. A i

6. A collapsible bag;-a metal ring secured to the mouth of said bag; contact disc suspended over said bag; a bracket supporting said'disc and electrically connected to said ring; a second contact disc secured to said bag and insulated therein; light bulbs-within said bag; means for causing said bulbs to light when said discs come in contact with each other; and means for causing such contact.

a 7. A collapsible bag; a ring adapted to hold the mouth of said bag in distended position;

' a frame upon which said bag is mounted;

means for securing said frame to a movable vehicle; and means for pivotally mounting said ring upon said frame.

8. A bag-shaped envelope; means for attaching said envelope to a movable vehicle; and automatic means for intermittently illuminating said envelope.

In testimony whereof, I hereby afiix my signature this 31 day of August, 1927.

, t LEO HOMAN. 

